File monitoring and tracking

I have been tasked with finding a solution that fits the following requirement: Project Description:
Ability to track files copied to physical devices (usb drives, cds, dvds) and track upload/downloads to internet via web portals, email, drop box etc

The customer is running a small Windows Server 2012 AD environment with around 25 physical and VM systems. They do not care whether the solution is software or hardware based and I have not been given a price range for the project. I would like to create a comparative matrix with a couple of the best hardware and software options with prices attached so that I can at least get a ballpark figure of what they are looking to spend.

So far I have looked at Sonar, Spector 360 and Spy Agent 8 software applications and the Solera and IPCopper hardware solutions. I spoke with a Solera rep but they said they don't usually work with a project this small

Apologies if this has been discussed ad nauseum but I am not even sure what categories to search or if I am looking at the best options. I am wondering what the experts have used or considered. If you could point me in the right direction I can do the deep research.

If they are concerned about files getting out of the organization then use Active Directory Rights Management System. You can configure it that anything with the word 'confidential' is drm'd and only machines in the company can access it.

I was thinking more like data leak and controlling those device, and network outbound and transaction via two layers, namely the
(1) managed whitelisted controls such as this devicelock/networklock; and
(2) contained virtualised application such as Sandboxie/Invincea Virtualspace

The a/m is to make sure the trail and audit log are available and known. of course it may not be foolproof if this not a well managed machine, meaning the login account user is the super admin or privileged user to disable all mechanism. Then maybe the hardware device to plug into to "snoop" the port interface and "record" network traffic transacted - the metadata can then be extracted from the raw capture in both...can be quite in depth but does serve as another layer.

Another thought is to not have any other s/w to be installed or brought into that endpoint such that secure wipe and bypassing browser using any other means is allowed - maybe alerting in audit may help but the data is loss...can be far off from your requirement so I keep this simple on above two mentioned (if they make worth).

Thank you for your input. I have included the DeviceLock/Networklock in my matrix that I am submitting to the customer. I am also going to be implement the Windows 2012 auditing and rights management immediately.

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